See OPEN.
The OUTPUT file mode is used in an OPEN statement to send new data to files or ports.
Syntax
Description
- OUTPUT mode erases all previous data in an existing file or clears a port receive buffer.
- Creates an empty file if the filename does not exist. Use APPEND if previous file data is to be preserved.
- Mode can use PRINT (file statement), WRITE (file statement) or PRINT USING (file statement) to output file data.
Example(s)
Writes new data to a text file sequentially and reads it back to the program screen.
filename$ = "testfile.dat"
x = 1: y = 2: z$ = "Three"
OPEN filename$ FOR OUTPUT AS #1 'opens and clears an existing file or creates new empty file
WRITE #1, x, y, z$
CLOSE #1
PRINT "File created with data. Press a key!"
K$ = INPUT$(1) 'press a key
OPEN filename$ FOR INPUT AS #2 'opens a file to read it
INPUT #2, a, b, c$
CLOSE #2
PRINT a, b, c$
END